Safety Alert Key:
•DANGER! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided will result in death or serious injury.
•WARNING! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided could result in death or serious injury.
•CAUTION! Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
•NOTICE: Used to address practices not related to personal injury.
Table of Contents
A. Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 B. Limited Lifetime Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1 Listing and Code Approvals
A. Appliance Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 B. Tempered Glass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C. BTU Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 E.
User Guide
2 Operating Instructions
A. Gas Fireplace Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 B. Your Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 C. Fan Kit (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 D. Clear Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 E. Decorative Doors and Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 F. Fixed Glass Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 G. Remote Controls, Wall Controls and Wall Switches. . . . . 10 H. Before Lighting Fireplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I. Lighting Instructions (IPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 J. After Fireplace is Lit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 K. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Maintenance and Service
A. Maintenance
Installer Guide
4 Getting Started
A. Typical Appliance System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B. Design and Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C. Tools and Supplies Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. Inspect Appliance and Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Framing and Clearances
A. Selecting Appliance Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
B. Constructing the Appliance Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
C. Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D. Mantel and Wall Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6 Termination Locations
A. Vent Termination Minimum Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B. Continue Adding Vent Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
C. Install Support Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7 Vent Information and Diagrams
A. Approved Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B. Vent Table Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. Use of Elbows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D. Measuring Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
E. Use of Flex Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
F. Vent Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8 Vent Clearances and Framing
A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 B. Wall Penetration Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 C. Install the Ceiling Firestop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 D. Install Attic Insulation Shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9 Appliance Preparation
A. Securing and Leveling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10 Installing Vent Pipe
A. Assemble Vent Sections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 B. Assemble Slip Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 C. Securing the Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 D. Disassemble Vent Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 E. Installing Decorative Ceiling Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 F. Installing Metal Roof Flashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 G. Assemble and Install Storm Collar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 H. Install
11 Gas Information
A. Fuel Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
B. Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
C. Gas Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
D. High Altitude Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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